Autism / Autism Spectrum Support Group

Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder which manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns of interests, and patterns of behavior. Although the specific etiology of autism is unknown, many researchers suspect that autism results from genetically mediated vulnerabilities to environmental triggers.

My son will be 5 tomorrow and still isn't talking?

He's receiving speech therapy in school and I can't find a therapist who either takes his insurance or has a low pay rate. We are very limited financially, so i was wondering if anyone had any tips on thigs I could do from home?
Any and all suggestions will be very much appreciated!
Love and respect,
Brandie.

have you tried asking your school for an early intervention program who could help you find someone? we have teech in north carolina that we applied for and are waiting but they provide services such as speech, ot, respite etc.

talk to him alot! when adam has trouble with a word, its hard to figure out what he is saying, but when we finally figure it out, we say it, spell it, say it, repeat it, write it down, lable things, he will get it, give him time, be patient. oh and get him on www.starfall.com its free and a wonderfull site that will encourage him with using his words!

Sambod- I did ask his teacher for help and she told me that legally she cannot refer me to anyone.
Here in CT we have Birth to 3 but they discontinued their services the day before Jakob's 3rd birthday.

oh and one more thing, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! and to let you know, Adam didnt start using understandable words until about a yr ago, he was almost 6 yrs old, so remember it will come, just dont give up and if ya get tired and feel like you just can do it anymore, remember to come here for support, to vent, to laugh, to cry, whatever helps, we are all here to help eachother!

Yep, P thats right! we are in it together! Brandie, it is a devestating time...his 5th b-day..and yet no words......I have...we all have.been .......and some still there...we just gotta keep fighting ....make the school give our kiddos' all the therapy that they need.......my son is 14.I just spoke with his teacher awhile ago.....and she and I discussed....getting him some OT.......and a laptop for at home use, as he is doing the Reading 180 program, and he needs it at home as well....so I would offer you my advice......FIGHT TIGER......AND KEEP ON THEM!

Do they have waivers in your area? These help you pay for therapy. I am on a limited income, too. My Noah was in a risperdal research program at Ohio State University, and I got free ABA therapy for @ a year. His psychologist taught me to repeat words to him, and give him a reward, something that he really wanted, when he said the words back to me. He is gorgeous, good luck! my Noah was non-verbal at age three, and now he says lots of words, and broken phrases. He used to just scream whenever he wanted something.

hi.. you can have a meeting with the speech therapist from school... ask him/her to write up a home prgramm that you can follow.... try your library too, that is where i got alot of resources for bubs when he was small..i will look into other possibilities by asking bubs speech and language therapist (who is free on the n.h.s.!) and see if she can give me some ideas/freebies! you never know.. will get back to you if i get any luck... he has had the same one now nearly all his life- she is a true gem.. but there are things you can do, but dont try and start with too much talking.. he will 'switch off' when talking to him, use the same key word for things as often as you can,, as much as you can... always showing him the 'key word' thing in visual at the same time if poss. i e. &quot;you mant a DRINK?&quot; &quot;mum get ....(his name) a DRINK) - accentuating the 'DRINK' word alot. continue by saying things like &quot;mmm.. mum thinks thats a nice DRINK&quot; , i think I will have a DRINK too&quot;

does this make any sesnse?!
pick 3 words a week, then you know they are gonna stay in his memory for later use! trust me on that!
all other talking really ought to be minimal so as not to overload him.. i.e. at dinner time, dont get tempted to name everything on the plate and talk about it all- he just wants to eat! so, leave that until you are working on the word &quot;food&quot;
theses are just my own ways and ideas and suggestions... (but they do work?!!)
good luck.x

ahhhhh my dear, if I had a video to show you the amount of hours I sang, spoke and begged my son to speak to me. It's tough and a long road but my son wasn't fully verbal till 7 so he may surprise you.

I think board games are great and even doing little things so that he has to say it. Like if you notice he wants milk, don't give it to him right away hold the glass and say milk.

I dunno if they sell this book in stores but I had it but a friend years ago was reading it and never gave it back and we lost touch but it's great

My son wasn't really talking either at you son's age. Before tht he had over 200 words that he said 1x only and never agin. He was headbanging, frustrated, grunting and pointing etc. One day I had enough. He wanted a drink. He was pointing to the cupboard where we kept the plastic cups and grunting&quot;hmmmmmmm&quot; I wouldn't open the cupboard and said, &quot;milk?&quot; &quot;hmmmmm&quot; &quot;milk?&quot; &quot;hmmmmmmmm&quot; this continued for a few hours and finally we got &quot;milk!&quot; then he got it. Sounds cruel I know, and I was in tears thru the whole process, but it got the ball rolling. Then his garbled language that sounded like nothing, I realized was langugage, there was a pattern when he would make certain sounds. I modelled the correct pronounciation over and over until he'd imitate, and soon more language came. My son was almost 4 before I heard &quot;mommy&quot;

My neighbours son is 6 and only just recently said, &quot;mom&quot; he now says &quot;up&quot; &quot;go&quot; &quot;no&quot; and a few others. I met some parents where their son only just started to say some of the things mine says and he's 12. He's had speech therapy is whole life. Sometimes you can do everything, but they will only talk when THEY are ready, but you still have to keep trying everyday. One day it will just &quot;click!&quot;

Hi welcome to our site! Hope you can find the answers you need. Happy Birthday big boy!I had a problem finding speech help for my boy and eventually I found someone who would work with my budget in increments. I caled everywhere and I found this on with the Autism Dept at school sponsored vender faire. I suggest you have another IEP meeting and request that he gets more service due to his need and your inability to secure suffecient service. When they say no do not agree and then continue the debate until they offer him more service. My kid really learns from computer games that talk to him and have subtitles he reads at the same time. Every kid is different, so you may get something completely different that helps your kid. We get services paid for through the MHMR of our County, based on needs. He is offered $2500 of services specifically speech. At this time the school offers him nada because I am in a big war with them.

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